Suntrap centre
Meet The Composters
Meet The Composters
Explore both the grounds and the forest to discover how compost is made and how we can protect our environment by composting the right things. Take a peek into our active wormery, meet the worms, and look for animals which recycle living material in the forest.
Learning objectives
- To understand what compost is and how it is made.
- Begin to work scientifically by observing closely, asking simple questions.
- To identify that living things live in habitats to which they are suited.
- To treat animals and the environment with care and sensitivity.
National science curriculum links
Y1
Animals, including humans
- Identify and name a variety of common animals.
- Identify and name a variety of common animals that are carnivores, herbivores and omnivores.
- Describe and compare the structure of a variety of common animals.
Y2
Living things and their habitats
- Explore and compare the differences between things that are living, dead, and things that have never been alive.
- Identify that most living things live in habitats to which they are suited and describe how different habitats provide for the basic needs of different kinds of animals and plants, and how they depend on each other.
- Identify and name a variety of plants and animals in their habitats, including micro-habitats.
- Describe how animals obtain their food from plants and other animals, using the idea of a simple food chain, and identify and name different sources of food.
Animals, including humans
- Find out about and describe the basic needs of animals for survival (water, food and air)
